Germany, Imperial. A Heer Officer’s Parade Sword Archive Imperial warrant and Keibel marks

Imperial warrant and Keibel marks under the pin

with sporadic splotching of identical colouration

Footnote: The Battle of Calabria (known to the Italian Navy as the Battle of Punta Stilo) was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War

stamped with maker’s mark on reverse in black in but illegible

7 mm (w) x 36

Germany, Imperial. A Heer Officer’s Parade Sword Archive Imperial warrant and Keibel marks(Heer Schwert fr Offizier). A well preserved Heer Officers sword, measuring 85. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 72. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with dual narrow fullers running the majority of the length of each side. Unmarked, the blade sits securely within a multi piece gilded bronze hilt complete with a hand guard. The handle grip consists of a ribbed wooden core